Remembering Carol Fran
Lafayette, Louisiana R&B chanteuse and pianist Carol Fran passed away on September 1st. She was 87 years old.
You can hear our interview with her here.
To read more about her life, click here.
For St Patrick’s, it’s old and new cultural connections of singers, fiddlers and pickers from Ireland to rural and urban America. Reels and jigs for dancing, jazz takes on Irish tunes and songs about love, immigration and drinking from Hank Locklin, The Clancy Brothers and Louis Armstrong. Then a live set from the 80th National Folk Festival exploring the musical connections of Ireland and Appalachia with Irish musicians John Doyle and Seamus Egan and bluegrassers Rob and Ronnie McCoury.
Lafayette, Louisiana R&B chanteuse and pianist Carol Fran passed away on September 1st. She was 87 years old.
You can hear our interview with her here.
To read more about her life, click here.